China Crisis was a solid 80s new wave band, part of the 80s British New Wave Invasion. Their stuff tended to be a big oblique, and 'Black Man Ray' was surely the best example of that. It didn't make much sense, lyrically, in the 80s; I've learnt that not much has changed, with multiple hypotheses as to what it all means readily available online. The music remains as wistful and gentle as always.
The combination of 'Black Man Ray' and 'China Crisis' immediately evoked the secret agent, to me. "It's the China Crisis!", clearly a political thriller novel title!
For the 80s new wave fan, I have 5 different sizes, spread across poster prints, framed/ready to hang, and stretched canvas, as well as a speaker cover for Symfonisk IKEA Sonos speakers.
